Question: (a) On being heated with potassium ethoxide in ethanol (70C), the deuterium-labeled alkyl bromide shown gave a mixture of 1-butene, cis-2-butene, and trans-2-butene. On the

(a) On being heated with potassium ethoxide in ethanol (70°C), the deuterium-labeled alkyl bromide shown gave a mixture of 1-butene, cis-2-butene, and trans-2-butene. On the basis of your knowledge of the E2 mechanism, predict which alkene(s), if any, contained deuterium.

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